On Friday night, the MLB Network had an awards show called the GIBBY's - Greatness in Baseball Yearly Awards. I saw the promos for the GIBBYS, but didn't even remember it until now. Honestly, I was not even home when the program aired.
The votes for the awards were done by fans at MLB.com, and included input from media, front-office personnel and MLB alumni.
Well, the good news is that a few players from the Orioles were nominated for various awards; however, they came up empty handed.
Adam Jones was nominated in the 'Defensive Player' category, J.J. Hardy for 'Comeback Player of the Year', and the departed Vladimir Guerrero for 'Moment of the Year' as he became the all-time hits leader from the Dominican Republic.
The winners are here...
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